Educated Fish

Educated Fish is a 1937 animated short film that was part of Paramount's Color Classics series.^[1] The film was nominated for Best Animated Short at the 10th Academy Awards.^[2]

Educated Fish
Directed by	Dave Fleischer
Produced by	Max Fleischer
Music by	Sammy Timberg (uncredited) Lou Fleischer (uncredited)
Animation by	Hicks Lokey Myron Waldman
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Fleischer Studios
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 29, 1937 (1937-10-29)
Running time	7:30
Language	English

Plot

In an underwater school for fish, the bad boy, Tommy Cod, would rather play pinball in his desk than recite the daily lesson about hooks, fishing poles, and lines so strong. Tommy is locked out of class by the teacher to study harder. He learns this lesson the hard way when being caught by a fisherman's bait.

Preservation

Educated Fish was preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in conjunction with the UCLA Film and Television Archive, in 2013.^[3]